Environment
Green Cities Europe Award 2024
Ten countries are up the Green Cities Europe Award, in recognition of outstanding sustainable, urban green space initiatives across the Continent.
Business
Survey reveals majority of Kew staff are against the Herbarium move
The results of the Herbarium Impact Survey for staff of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, confirm that the majority of respondents are not in favour of the move to Thames Valley Science Park.
Business
Gaze Burvill becomes ‘Grown in Britain’ certified
Luxury garden furniture maker, Gaze Burvill has become Grown in Britain certified, confirming their commitment to using British timber and supporting the sustainability of UK’s woodlands.
Design
Elemental: green design audit tool
Developed by Nicholsons in association with the Society of Garden Designers, the British Association of Landscape Industries and the Royal Horticultural Society, ‘Elemental’, the green design audit tool will be available to garden and landscape designers in spring 2025.
Health
Bridewell Gardens marks 30 years of mental health support through horticulture
Bridewell Gardens, a pioneering mental health recovery service celebrated its 30th anniversary this year and launched a new fundraising campaign to aid the fulfilment of their mission.
Plants
Local fruit heritage celebrations: Apple Days
To mark today’s National Apple Day, we pay homage to the magical Apple Days held throughout the country to celebrate local fruit heritage, all things apples and traditional orchards.
Awards
Green Estate CIC wins national award for green innovation
Best known for Pictorial Meadows, the Green Estate CIC has been awarded the British Chambers of Commerce Green Innovation Business of the Year Award for creating sustainable, resilient urban spaces that support both nature and people.
Worth a read
The impact of declining carbon sinks
Scientists fear that the crucial natural processes that absorb carbon and regulate the Earth’s climate are breaking down.
Design
BBC Gardeners’ World events’ Beautiful Borders competition open for applications
Applications for the 2025 BBC Gardeners’ World events’ Beautiful Borders competition, across their flagship events, are now open.
Plants
Fancy some dahlia mash, fried daylily with a splash of bergamot jus?
The Royal Horticultural Society reveals list of untapped food sources, ‘Edimentals’ flourishing unknowingly in gardens across the country.
Business
Sainsbury’s first UK supermarket to launch peat-free mushrooms
The supermarket chain is the first to offer their customers peat-free grown, White Closed Cup and White Baby Button mushroom variants.
Gardens
Stockton Bury Gardens: Finalist in the 2024 Visit Herefordshire Tourism Awards
Amongst 62 Herefordshire based businesses, Stockton Bury Gardens has been shortlisted for a Visit Herefordshire Tourism Award, celebrating the best of county’s tourism sector.
Environment
Petition to save Darwin’s Oak delivered to Downing Street
Campaigners working to save the 550-year-old tree delivered their petition to Downing Street this week.
Plants
Collections of oriental poppies and Colocasia accredited by Plant Heritage
Plants previously listed as ‘Missing Collections’ are now accredited by Plant Heritage with National Plant Collection status
Gardens
Planning permission approved for Lambeth Green
Lambeth Council approved the application for the Garden Museum’s new Lambeth Green park project, with pavilion designed by Mary Duggan Architects in walled garden by Dan Pearson.
Events
UK Fungus Day 2024
UK Fungus Day brings together fungus experts, enthusiasts and beginners to explore and enjoy the wonders of the Fungal Kingdom
Plants
Rare Sorbus torminalis protected for the future
In aid of biodiversity, the rare Sorbus torminalis, aka, the ‘sweets and beer’ tree is being cultivated to ensure future plant populations.
Exhibitions
SOIL: The world at your feet
Groundbreaking exhibition at Somerset House, unearthing soil’s vital role in the planet’s future.
Plants
Apply for a Sycamore Gap ‘Tree of Hope’ sapling
In partnership with the Northumberland National Park Authority and Historic England, the National Trust is offering communities the opportunity to request one of the Sycamore Gap saplings.
Awards
The Society of Garden Designers has announced the SGD Awards shortlisted finalists
This year’s shortlist for the Society of Garden Designers (SGD) Awards features 30 exceptional projects across 14 categories, each demonstrating creativity, innovation, and sustainable design.
